Health in Gambia 721 indicators covering health for Gambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 26,365 2025 up 22.5% 127th Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 25,344 2025 up 22.3% 128th Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 25,605 2025 up 23.5% 131st Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,712 2025 up 23.9% 130th Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,930 2025 up 25.2% 132nd Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,146 2025 up 26.6% 132nd Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 24,316 2025 up 27.9% 133rd Mortality rate, under-5 42.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 30.9% 37th Mortality rate, under-5, female 37.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 31.8% 37th Mortality rate, under-5, male 46.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 30.5% 37th Mortality rate, neonatal 23 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 22.8% 30th Immunization, DPT 80.0% 2024 down 16.7% 145th Immunization, measles 83.0% 2024 down 13.5% 134th Mortality rate, adult, female 193.6 per 1,000 female adults 2024 down 17.9% 27th Mortality rate, adult, male 243.56 per 1,000 male adults 2024 down 10.9% 50th Birth rate, crude 29.86 per 1,000 people 2024 down 19.1% 32nd Death rate, crude 6.25 per 1,000 people 2024 down 19.0% 146th Mortality rate, infant, female 28.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 27.5% 41st Mortality rate, infant 32.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 27.3% 41st Mortality rate, infant, male 36.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 27.2% 39th Life expectancy at birth, female 67.75 years 2024 up 6.2% 187th Life expectancy at birth, total 66.06 years 2024 up 5.6% 185th Life expectancy at birth, male 64.35 years 2024 up 4.9% 175th Fertility rate, total 3.91 births per woman 2024 down 24.8% 28th Survival to age 65, female 70.0% 2024 up 10.1% 185th Survival to age 65, male 63.4% 2024 up 8.1% 166th Immunization, BCG 79.0% 2024 down 17.7% 133rd Immunization, Pol3 80.0% 2024 down 17.5% 141st Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood 0.2053 under-five deaths per woman 2024 down 38.3% 28th Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines 80.0% 2024 down 16.7% 145th Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita 80.0% 2024 down 16.7% 145th Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty 80.0% 2024 down 16.7% 145th Obesity in men vs. women 5.4% 2024 up 32.1% 181st Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care 3.27 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 27.3% 41st Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita 11.2% 2024 up 54.2% 165th Share of adults who are obese vs. daily protein supply 11.2% 2024 up 54.2% 165th Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese 4.7% 2024 up 55.3% 198th Prevalence rate of obesity in adults 12.4% 2024 up 51.5% 158th Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2025 — 55th Deaths in interstate conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths 2025 — 14th Deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths 2025 — 41st Deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths 2025 — 24th Deaths in armed conflicts 0 deaths 2025 — 56th Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts 0 deaths 2025 — 47th Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths 2025 — 47th Life expectancy 65.86 years 2023 up 5.8% 205th Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate 2.4% 2023 down 20.0% 26th Fertility rate vs. child mortality 4.01 live births per woman 2023 down 25.7% 27th Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 65.86 years 2023 up 5.8% 205th Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 65.86 years 2023 up 5.8% 205th Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus 12,478 one-year-olds 2023 up 458.9% 94th Life expectancy 65.86 years 2023 up 5.8% 205th Life expectancy for people of different ages 65.86 years 2023 up 5.8% 205th Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes 1.4% 2023 down 53.7% 18th Number of maternal deaths 290 2023 down 40.8% 61st Lifetime risk of maternal death 72 1 in: rate varies by country 2023 up 118.2% 177th Lifetime risk of maternal death 1.4% 2023 down 53.7% 18th Maternal mortality ratio 354 2023 down 41.6% 19th Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index 1.14 index 2025 up 7.6% 3rd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years 11.3 per 1,000 2024 down 23.1% 29th ← Previous Page 2 of 13 Next →